Minerva Rivera
Jersey City,NJ
Summary
Versatile ESL Teacher with a B.S. degree and highly diverse teaching background. Excelled in elementary school classroom instruction, tutoring practice and education delivery. Exceptional communications and adaptability skills enabled achievement of positive outcomes. Looking to use expertise in reading, writing and speaking in English and Spanish to work in a different environment.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Elementary ESL Teacher
Jersey City Public Schools
09.2005 - Current
- Employed kinesthetic, visual and auditory approaches to make lessons interesting and interactive.
- Designed seasonal programs emphasizing vocabulary, pronunciation and reading comprehension.
- Coordinated communication between students and school administration to create culturally-sensitive learning environment.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication using STEM activities.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Taught lessons encompassing skill-building activities in speaking, writing, reading and listening.
- Served over 115 students and their families yearly
- Gave one-on-one attention to each student while maintaining overall focus on entire group
- Collaborated with teachers and department heads to meet quarterly and yearly educational goals
- Emphasized critical thinking through small group activities
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support
Bilingual Teacher
Jersey City Public Schools
Jersey City, NJ
11.2002 - 06.2005
- Communicated with other teachers and parents about bilingual students needs.
- Designed innovative lessons to teach students English while increasing fluency in their native language.
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Created lesson plans and chose supporting materials to promote positive learning experiences.
- Planned and implemented lessons using variety of teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Created dynamic curriculums to include all students needs and levels.
Preschool Lead Teacher
Columbia Head Start Nursery
New York City, NY
09.2000 - 08.2002
- Incorporated music and art activities to encourage creativity and expression.
- Improved academic performance by diversifying teaching techniques.
- Distributed quarterly progress assessments and milestone reports to each parent as well as creating monthly newsletters outlining weekly lesson objectives for all teachers.
- Adapted instructional techniques according to student learning styles and progress.
- Conducted in school and phone interviews with parents.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans
- Identified signs of emotional and developmental problems in children and reported to parents
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group
- Assisted and supervised 8 children through entire school day
- Provided varied opportunities using multiple learning styles for children's active participation experimentation and problem-solving within structured setting
Education
State Certification Program - PISA 2 Project Science Certification Program
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJProject TELL: ESL Certification Program - ESL Certification
New Jersey University
Jersey City, NJ06.2004
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
City College of The City of New York
New York City06.1997
Skills
- Personalized Instruction
- Creative Learning Strategies
- Academic Assessment Methods
- Distance Learning
- Setting Learning Targets
- Classroom Management Techniques
- Language Skills
- Positive Interactions
- Different Learning Styles
- Organizational Strengths
Certification
- New Jersey StateCertification Elementary Education Teacher Grades K - 5
- New Jersey StateCertification ESL teacher
Timeline
Elementary ESL Teacher
Jersey City Public Schools
09.2005 - Current
Bilingual Teacher
Jersey City Public Schools
11.2002 - 06.2005
Preschool Lead Teacher
Columbia Head Start Nursery
09.2000 - 08.2002
State Certification Program - PISA 2 Project Science Certification Program
Stevens Institute of Technology
Project TELL: ESL Certification Program - ESL Certification
New Jersey University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
City College of The City of New York
- New Jersey StateCertification Elementary Education Teacher Grades K - 5
- New Jersey StateCertification ESL teacher
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